Wall coping



June24, 1941. M, s BoWNE 2,246,615

WALL COPING Filed Oct. 16, 1940 2 s heees-Sheefl l June 24, 1941. M, s,BQWNE 2,246,615

WALL COPING Filed 001". 16, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 xpy l Patented June24, 1941 WALL COPIN G Martin Bowne, Cleareld, Ky., assignor to Lee ClayProducts Company, Inc., Clearfield, Ky.

l Application October 16, 1940, Serial No. 361,453

(Cl. i2-86) Claims.

The present invention relates tofwall coping of the type comprisingsections adapted to be arranged along the top of a` wall so as toprovide a covering thereon. More specifically the invention pertains toa wall coping wherein means `is provided for closing the joints betweenthe sections including means for preventing moisture which mayinadvertently pass through the joints from movingonto the top ofthewall.

Wall copings oi this general type are usually formed with the copingsections having an outwardly ared formation or tongue at one end of eachcoping section into which a plain end of each coping section was adaptedto fit. Such a coping arrangement was thus provided with a series ofspaced projections along the top of the wall. an inwardly ilared tongueat one end of each coping section onto which a plain end of each copingsection was arranged whereby the top surface of the wall coping wassmooth and free of spaced projections at the joints between the cop-These prior copingarrangements, I

Another wall coping arrangement includes i leaking through a jointbetween the adjoining end sections of the wall copingso that themoisture will be conveyed laterally of' the wall for discharge along thesides of the wall.

A still further and more specific object ofthe invention pertains to theprovision of a drain member which extends transversely of the wallcoping `under adjacent ends thereof for conveying moisture which maypass through the joint to points laterally of the wall so that themoisture may fall along the sides thereof without engaging the top ofthe wall proper.

Other and further features and objects `of the invention will be moreapparent from a consideration) of the fiollowing description and theaccompanying drawings wherein several exemplary embodiments of theinvention are disclosed.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a sectional view of a wall coping section embodying theinvention -and showing, a drain member partly in section, associatedwith the wall coping.

Acoping sections.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one form of drain I member.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken on the line VI--VI of Fig. '7illustrating a modified arrangementfor draining moisture laterally ofthe wall.

Fig. 'Tis a sectional view of a wall coping taken on the line VII-.VIIof Fig. 6 and showing the drainage member in section.

`Referring to the drawings and particularly Fig. 4, there is shown atII) a wall coping section y which may be formed of fired clay and wallcoping sections of this general type are often referred In I carryingout the presto as coping tiles. ent invention the top portions of thewall coping sections are formed with depending flanges II and I2. Thesedepending flanges are preferably spaced so as to extend downwardly overa wall such as indicated at I4 in Fig. 1. The top portion of the wallsections may be suitably shaped to provide lateral drainage thereon.Thus for example the central portion I6 may be slightly raised toprovide for the conduction of moisture laterally towards the edges ofthe coping.

-The under surface of each coping section is preferably flat asindicated at l1.

Each wall coping section Il) is provided with depending ribs I8 and I9and these ribs may bev integrally formed during the moulding of the Theribs I8 and I9 are spaced and provided for the purpose of supporting thecoping sections on the wall to be covered. The depending ribs I8 and I9termina-te` short of the ends of the wall coping sections for purposeshereinafter described. The wall coping sections I0 having a shape asshown in Fig. 4 are arranged along the top of a wall `with one of thesections abutting another similar shaped tile Wall coping. The ends ofeach wall coping may be plain or substantially straight as shown inFig.4..` i

The adjacent ends of the coping sections Vare more clearly shown inFigs. 2 and 3 and each space between the ends of the coping sections isfilled with -a suitable sealing compound such as plastic material ormortar may be employed as indicated `at ZI in Figs. 2 and 3. In apreferred arrangement `a plastic material is supplied to the spacebetween the ends of the coping sections j In carrying out the inventionmeans is provided for laterally draining any moisture leaking throughthe joints between adjacent ends of the coping sections. Thus a drainmember may be arranged under the adjoining ends of the coping sectionsand the drain member may be shaped similar to that illustrated in Fig.5. In this form of the drain member a central rib 22 is provided andadapted to be arranged immediately under the adjoining ends of thecoping sections. The drain member 20 is provided with two channels 23and 24 laterally of the central rib 22. The base portion 26 of the drainmember is preferably flat so as to be supported on the wall I4. Thedrain block is arranged transversely of the wall as illustrated in Fig.1 and the central rib 22 thus closes the space between the adjoiningends of the coping sections. 'Ihe central rib 22 provides means forretaining the plastic sealing material 2| in the space between the endsof the wall sections prior to the solidifcation thereof. The drainmember may be provided with a general rectangular shape in crosssectionso as to be arranged transversely of the wall and under the adjacentends of the wall coping sections and lie within the spaces provided bythe terminated depending ribs I8 and I9.

The drain member 20 is .preferably of a slightly greater length than thewidth of the wall I4 and of shorter length than the Space between thedepending flanges II and I2. Thus any moisture inadvertently penetratingthrough the joint between the ends of the coping sections or through thesealing material 2| moves into the channels 23 and 24 as indicated bythe arrows in Fig 3. The drain member 20 may be properly secured to thetop of the wall by means of mortar 21 and the drain member may beslightly tilted or sloped to drain the moisture laterally of the wall inthe channels 23 and 24 or these channels may slope downwardly from thecenter of the drain member so that the moisture will be conducted to thesides of the wall as indicated by the arrows in Fig. 1,

A modified arrangement for conducting the moisture which inadvertentlypenetrates through the joints is shown in Figs. 6 and 7. In thismodification the coping sections are provided with integral dependingribs I8@ and Illa. The depending ribs in this modification are of thesame length as the coping sections and the ribs adjacent the ends of thewall coping sections are provided with recesses 28 as shown in Fig. 6.Each rib is thus provided with a shoulder 29 for supporting a drainagemember as hereinafter described.

When the two coping sections are arranged with the ends thereof adjacenteach other the space between is filled with aV suitable plastic sealingcompound 2| Any moisture that may inadvertently penetrate through thesealing material 2| is conducted laterally of the wall I I by means of adrain member 3| which may be formed of sheet material such as copper.The drain member 3| when viewed in section is provided with a flatbottom portion and upward extending flanges 32 and 33. These anges 32and 33 may be formed integrally with the base portion of the drainmember. The sheet metal drain member 3| is arranged transversely of thewall and is adapted to t within the recesses 2B provided in the ends ofthe depending ribs |805 and I9a..

In actual practice it may be preferable to arrange the drain member 3|in a proper position under the space between the adjacent ends of thewall coping sections and thereafter fill the joint space with theplastic sealing material 2|. The plastic sealing material may thereforeextend downwardly into the drainage member between the flanges 32 and33. Any moisture penetrating through the joint or the sealing compound2| is conducted laterally of the wall by means of the drainage member 3|and the leakage moisture in the arrangement shown in the firstembodiment and the arrangement shown in Figs. 6 and 7 is thus safelyconducted laterally of the wall to be protected and the leakage moisturedoes not therefore pass downwardly on the top of the wall to causedeterioration thereof.

While the invention has been described with reference to specificstructural details concerning the general over all shape of the copingSections it will be appreciated that changes may be made in the designthereof. Such changes and alterations in the shape of the drain membermay be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the inventionas set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

l. A wall coping unit comprising, coping sections having substantiallystraight end portions arranged adjacent each other, moisture resistantmeans filling a space between adjacent ends of the coping sections,means arranged transversely of the coping sections immediately undersaid adjacent ends` for draining moisture penetrating through said spacelaterally of the coping v sections, and means carried by said copingsections maintaining said means transversely of the coping sections andunder the adjacent end p thereof.

2. A wall coping assembly comprising, coping sections arranged With endsthereof adjacent each other to provide joints between the ends of thecoping sections, drainage means arranged transversely of the copingsections immediately under said joints for conducting moisturepenetrating between adjacent ends of said coping sections laterally ofthe wall, and means carried by the coping sections maintaining saiddrainage means under said joints.

3. A wall coping assembly comprising, coping sections arranged with endsthereof adjacent each other to provide joints between the ends ,Y

of the coping sections, a drainage member ex tending transversely of thewall under adjacent ends of the coping sections, said member having j achannel therein for conveying moisture penetrating through said jointslaterally of the wall, and means integral with said coping sectionsholding said drainage member in said transverse position.

4. A wall coping assembly comprising, coping sections covering the walland arranged therealong with ends of the coping sections adjacent eachother providing a space between ends of the coping sections, a drainagemember extending transversely of the coping sections under adjacent endsthereof, means carried by said drainage member closing said space,sealing means coping sections, a drainage member extending transverselyof the coping sections under adjacent ends thereof, a rib carried bysaid drainage member closing said space, sealing means lling said space,and a drainage member having channels therein adjacent said rib forconducting moisture passing through said space laterally of said wall.

6. A wall coping assembly comprising, coping sections covering lthe walland arranged therealong with ends of the coping sections adjacent eachother providing a space between ends of the coping sections, spaceddepending ribs carried by the coping sections terminating short of theends thereof for supporting the coping sections on the wall, a drainagemember arranged transversely of the coping sections under adjacent endsthereof and intermediate ends of said ribs, a rib carried by thedrainage member closing the space between adjacent ends of the copingsections, sealing means lling said space, and means carried by thedrainage member for conducting moisture passing between adjacent ends ofthe coping sections laterally of said wall.

'7. A wall coping assembly comprising, coping sections covering the walland arranged therealong with ends of the coping sections adjacent eachother providing a space between ends of the coping sections, spaceddepending ribs carried by the coping sections terminating short of theends thereof for supporting the coping sections on the wall, a drainagemember arranged transversely of the coping sections under adjacent endsthereof and intermediate ends of said ribs, means securing said drainagemember to said wall, a rib carried by the drainage member closing thespace between adjacent ends of the coping sections, sealing meansfilling said space, and said drainage member having channels therein forconducting moisture passing between adjacent ends of the coping sectionslaterally of said wall.

8. A wall coping assembly comprising, coping sections arranged over thewall with ends thereof adjacent each other providing a joint betweenends of the coping sections, spaced depending ribs carried by saidcoping sections for supporting the coping sections on the wall, saidribs having recessed shoulders adjacent ends of the coping sections, anda drainage member extending transversely of said coping sections underadjacent ends thereof and supported on the reoessed shoulders of saidribs for conducting moisture penetrating through the joints between theends of the coping sections laterally of said wall.

9. A wall coping assembly comprising, coping sections arranged over thewall with ends thereof adjacent each other providing a joint betweenends of the coping sections, spaced depending ribs carried by saidcoping sections for supporting the coping sections on ythe wall, saidribs having recessed shoulders adjacent ends of the coping sections, anda sheet metal drainage member extending transversely of said copingsections irnmediately under adjacent ends thereof and supported on therecessed shoulders of said ribs for conducting moisture penetratingthrough the joints between the ends of the coping sections laterally ofsaid wall.

10. A wall coping assembly comprising, coping sections arranged withends thereof adjacent each other to provide a joint between the ends ofthe coping sections, a relatively narrow drainage member of greaterlength than the width of the wall arranged transversely of the wallunder the adjacent ends of the coping sections, said member having achannel therein for conveying moisture penetrating through said pointlaterally of the wall, and means for maintaining said drainage member ina transverse position under the adjacent ends of the coping sections.

MARTIN S. BOWNE.

